World for Ransom

Jan 31, 1954

1h 22m

★ 5.0

He was lured kiss-by-kiss into an incredible plot to destroy the world!

Overview

In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate that kidnaps a nuclear physicist with the aim of selling him to the highest bidder.

Genres

Drama

Action

Thriller

Production Companies

Plaza Productions

Allied Artists Pictures

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Cast

Mike Callahan / Corrigan

Dan Duryea

Alexis Pederas

Gene Lockhart

Julian March

Patric Knowles

Major Ian Bone

Reginald Denny

Governor Sir Charles Coutts

Nigel Bruce

Frennessey March

Marian Carr

Sean O'Connor

Arthur Shields

Insp. McCollum

Douglass Dumbrille

Dancer

Carmen D'Antonio

Wong

Keye Luke

Johnny Chan

Clarence Lung

Guzik

Lou Nova

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